These candy-coated pavilions could be straight out of a Teletubby wonderland, but are actually an art installation in a waterfront park in Shanghai. Before the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/shanghai-expo">2010 World Expo</a> last year, the city created a new park along the Huangpu river to contribute to the expo's theme of “better city, better life”. Although the expo is over and done and most of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/shanghai-pavilion">amazing pavilions</a> are torn down, the park remains and is a fixture in the lives of the people who live nearby and use it daily. These <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/wind-energy">wind-powered</a> pavilions in Bailanjing Park designed by <a href="http://www.enrico-taranta.com/" target="_blank">Taranta Creations</a> are part of a series of art installations along the waterfront. Their nighttime lights are powered by the wind and each pavilion serves a different fun purpose, like singing karaoke, playing chess, dancing, or sitting and relaxing with friends.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

Parks in China are used extensively by residents throughout the day to practice tai chi, dance, meet friends, relax or eat.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

Bailanjing Park along the river is a new development to increase the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/urban-park/">urban green space</a> and includes a number of interactive art installations along the way.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

Inspired by ancient Chinese Fengkafei <a href="http://inhabitat.com/fujimori-tea-house/">tea pavilions</a>, Taranta Creations wanted to build an installation that added more than a visual stimulus to the park.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

They wanted people to use the pavilions, play in them, interact, socialize and relax. Built up on stilts to protect from flooding, the pavilions also remind visitors of the potential for flooding.

The quirky shapes and in combination with their super saturated colors give the pavilion cluster the appearance of candy.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

Each pavilion is inspired by the diversity of Chinese recreational cultures and serves a different purpose.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

For instance one is equipped with microphones and a screen to be used to sing karaoke, while another has trays to store chess and card games.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

Another pavilion has places to keep you bottles cold while you sit in there visiting with friends during the summer.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

Shiny silver <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/wind-turbines">wind turbines</a> mounted on top of the pavilions generate enough power to light the pavilions at night.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

The park and surrounding spaces before, during and after the expo.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

Diagrams of the purposes of the pavilions.

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Pavilions in Bailanjing Park-Taranta Creations

These candy-coated pavilions could be straight out of a Teletubby wonderland, but are actually an art installation in a waterfront park in Shanghai. Before the 2010 World Expo last year, the city created a new park along the Huangpu river to contribute to the expo's theme of “better city, better life”. Although the expo is over and done and most of the amazing pavilions are torn down, the park remains and is a fixture in the lives of the people who live nearby and use it daily. These wind-powered pavilions in Bailanjing Park designed by Taranta Creations are part of a series of art installations along the waterfront. Their nighttime lights are powered by the wind and each pavilion serves a different fun purpose, like singing karaoke, playing chess, dancing, or sitting and relaxing with friends.